| 100% | CASTLE | 6 | *Medieval king's residence with a moat and a hushed "t" in its name |
| 47% | BIGRED | 6 | Soda with a size and a color in its name |
| 47% | ISLAND | 6 | *Sun-soaked vacation spot in the sea with a hushed "s" in its name |
| 47% | CROCHET | 7 | Textile-creating hobby involving yarn and hooks, with a silent "t" in its name |
| 44% | TALK | 4 | *Chitchat action with a hushed "l" in its name |
| 44% | BERET | 5 | Painter's floppy French headwear, with a silent "t" in its name |
| 43% | WEEK | 4 | In shorthand, it's written with two S's and two T's |
| 43% | DEBUT | 5 | Actor's first appearance, with a silent "t" in its name |
| 43% | KNEAD | 5 | *Work the dough in rhythmic motion, with a hushed "k" in its name |
| 43% | RHESUS | 6 | Animal that shares its name with a king of Thrace in the "Iliad" |
| 42% | PENGUIN | 7 | Tuxedoed Antarctic bird with a "writer's tool" hidden in its name |
| 42% | LION | 4 | "Mane" safari attraction with a "physicist's particle" hidden in its name |
| 41% | OHIO | 4 | Cincinnati's state with a greeting in its name |
| 41% | IRAN | 4 | Tehran's land with a verb hidden in its name |
| 41% | BALLET | 6 | "Black Swan" dance form, with a silent "t" in its name |
| 41% | CROUCHEND | 9 | Area in the London Borough of Haringey that shares its name with a 1980 Stephen King short story |
| 40% | NASHUA | 6 | 1955 Belmont and Preakness winner that shared its name with a U.S. city |
| 40% | ETRADE | 6 | Financial-services platform with a purple-and-green asterisk in its name |
| 40% | BOUQUET | 7 | Handheld flower bunch, with a silent "t" in its name |
| 40% | BULLSEYE | 8 | Archer's target point with a "bull" in its name |
| 40% | FAA | 3 | Org. with a wing and a globe in its logo |
| 40% | PETCO | 5 | Retail chain with a dog and a cat in its logo |
| 40% | PETCO | 5 | Retailer with a red dog and blue cat in its logo |
| 40% | BLUEOYSTERCULT | 14 | "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" band with a "metal umlaut" over an O in its name: 3 wds. |
| 39% | ROLLINGSTONE | 12 | Biweekly pop culture magazine that has been in publication since 1967 and shares its name with a legendary rock band: 2 wds. |
| 39% | BIKINI | 6 | It has a top and a bottom with nothing in between |
| 39% | PETCO | 5 | Retailer with a cat and dog in its logo |
| 38% | MAUI | 4 | Island in Hawaii that shares its name with a character from Disney's "Moana" |
| 38% | REI | 3 | Co-op with a tree and mountains in its logo |
| 38% | PETCO | 5 | Store chain with a dog and cat in its logo |